epistaxis

[ ep-uh-stak-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. nosebleed.

epistaxis

/ ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs /

noun

1. the technical name for nosebleed

Word History and Origins

Origin of epistaxis¹

1785–95; < Greek epístaxis a dripping, equivalent to epi- epi- + stag-, stem of stázein to drip, drop + -sis -sis

Word History and Origins

Origin of epistaxis¹

C18: from Greek: a dropping, from epistazein to drop on, from stazein to drip

Example Sentences

Nevertheless, numerous studies have linked epistaxis to sudden death in racehorses – though this is “extremely rare”, said Morley.

From The Guardian

I have in many cases, after having been told there had been no epistaxis, found the evidence of it upon the fingers or bed-clothes of the patient.

From Project Gutenberg

She has frequent epistaxis; has had four and five attacks a day.

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Bleeding from the nose, epistaxis, taking place frequently in a middle-aged person, sometimes is an early symptom.

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When the medial wall is fractured and the nasal fossa opened into, epistaxis and emphysema of the orbit are constant symptoms.

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